GMU:Artistic research in Experimental Biology/Dominik Lehmann

Dominik Lehmann Master Media Arts and Design / 3. Semester

Project - Bioluminescent Bacteria as Water Tester

The bacteria react to the pollution level in water by reducing their light intensity/ growth of bacteria

Bacterium: 1. Vibrio phosphoreum / 2. Vibrio fischeri

The project is a follow up on already done experiments by e.g

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The goal is to cultivate own bacteria and find a working/ user friendly design for the water tester and bring it to the test. Weimar has around five different water sources, depending where you live in the city, water quality (may) differ. We find out. Secondary goal is to produce them en mass/ amounts large enough to do some large scale funky lightshow. Scientifically speaking. In doing so I would pick up the status of above mentioned project (link) and experiment with storing and reviving the bacteria.